Notes & Combos
What's up, Branded Nation?!
I’ve been missing Branded, so I decided to play it casually—5 to 10 games a day—and boom! I hit Master 1 within a week. I ran this deck from Master 3 to 1, and it performed great.
Droplet or Thrust into Grass was an MVP going second. Super Poly? Honestly, it feels underwhelming in this format, so I cut it. It also frees up two valuable extra deck spaces.
I tested The Black Goat Laughs, and let me tell you—it’s clutch. Not only is it not a brick, but you can easily discard it with Lubellion or hold onto it for a two-turn interruption. Plus, it’s been my go-to out against Noir.
I’ve swapped Banishment for Blazing. While Banishment is good, it has too many counters right now with so many players running the Bystial engine and CBTG. Also, most of my matchups weren’t offering good fusion materials, so Blazing has been more reliable.
As for Branded Beast, I didn’t use it often, though it was clutch in a few games against VV. Now that Gold Sarc is going to two, I’m probably swapping Beast out for it. That said, I might keep Beast in versus Tenpai and drop down to just one Merc.
Replays
Unfortunately, I was only able to save my last 4 matches to master 1.
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